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1 TO THE MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF FIFA Circular no Zurich, 19 November 2018 SG/tgo Men s international match calendar Dear Sir or Madam, With this circular, we would like to inform you that the men s international match calendar for the period has been updated in accordance with the decisions taken by the FIFA Council in this regard at its meeting on 26 October Following the consultation process carried out by the FIFA administration with all stakeholders and the relevant committees, the FIFA Council approved: CONMEBOL s request to shift the hosting of the Copa América from odd years to even years, starting with the edition to be played between 12 June and 12 July Subsequent tournaments will be held every four years in order to be aligned with the UEFA European Championship. CAF s request to move the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) from January/February to June/July 2023; The updated version of the men s international match calendar (see enclosure) has now been published online and can be downloaded using the following link: MEN'S INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR We thank you for your kind attention to the above and remain at your disposal should you have any queries in this regard. Yours faithfully, FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Fatma Samoura Secretary General Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland T: +41 (0)

2 Encl. cc: - as mentioned - FIFA Council - Confederations - ECA - FIFPro 2

3 MEN S INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR FIXED DATES FOR INTERNATIONAL A MATCHES January March June 15 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia September October November 2 2 December - -

4 2019 January January 1 February 2019 AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates March June 2 2 June July Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon - 14 June 7 July CONCACAF Gold Cup - 14 June 7 July Copa América in Brazil - July Preliminary Draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar September October November 2 2 December - -

5 2020 January March June 2 (for non-uefa confederations) 2 June July UEFA EURO - June July Copa América - 31 August 8 September October November 2 2 December - -

6 2021 January March May 8 June 2 2 June July Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d Ivoire - June July FIFA Confederations Cup in Asia July CONCACAF Gold Cup - 30 August 7 September October November 2 2 December - -

7 2022 January March 2 2 April Final Draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar - 30 May 14 June 4 4 July September 2 2 October - - November/December Release of players for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar : 14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 21 November 18 December -

8 2023 January March June 2 2 June July Africa Cup of Nations - 26 June 16 July CONCACAF Gold Cup - July September October November 2 2 December - -

9 2024 January March June 2 (for non-uefa confederations) 2 June July UEFA EURO September October November 2 2 December - -

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